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Remembering bridge-builder Ida D’Angelo Wheeler Avenue Elementary School, Ida threw herself into community service, starting Long before she became a with the PTA. “As soon as we started school fixture in local government and an advocate for at-risk in Wheeler Avenue Elementary, youth, Ida D’Angelo’s story mom began her lifelong comb e g a n i n E a s t New York , mitment to the community, Brooklyn, where she was born starting with the Wheeler Avenue P TA,” Victor i n a n ap a r t ment D’Angelo wrote in above her grandfathe family’s eulogy. ther’s candy store. His mother died R aised i n Richon Sept. 1, at age 95. mond Hill, Queens, Her defining she was a you ng life’s work emerged woman attending a i n t he mid-19 70 s. dance at Lost BatSpurred by a tragic talion Hall, in Rego h e r oi n e pi d e m i c Pa rk, when she s w e e pi n g Va l l e y caught the eye of S t r e a m , a nd t he Pat D’Angelo. IDA D’ANGELO overdose of a local For Pat, it was Central High love at first sight. School student, a The couple married in October 1953 and set off on coalition of teachers and conan upstate honeymoon, where c e r n e d r e s i d e n t s f o r m e d Ida tucked a single autumn Friends of Bridge. D’Angelo leaf into her photo album —a helped lead the organization, small, cherished memory she guiding its growth into a vital preserved for the rest of her lifeline that provided individual and group addiction-recovlife. In 1964, Ida and Pat bought ery services to dozens of comtheir forever home in Valley munity members each week. St ream, where they raised She became president of the three children, Lisa, Carmine group’s board of directors in and Victor. When they entered CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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Valley Stream Mayor Ed Fare spoke words of honor, remembrance and unity at the village’s Sept. 11 commemoration ceremony.

Valley Stream recalls the horror and the heroes, 25 years later By SEAN KENNEDY Correspondent

The annual Valley Stream 9/11 remembrance ceremony Arthur J. Hendrickson Park took on a renewed significance this year as the first responders, neighbors and officials reflected on one of America’s darkest days, a quarter of a century later. “As I stand here before you on the 25th anniversary of the horror that was 9/11, we are yet again reminded of the lives lost, families broken and milestones missed,” said Valley Stream Mayor Ed Fare said last Friday. “Twenty-five years … so much has happened. To so many of us, it seems like yesterday. These memories are seared deeply into us.” Honoring the country’s colors were pre-

sented by American Legion Post 854 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1790, the reflections on the terrorist attacks began with words from Nassau County Judge Robert G. Bogle. “We continue to build an America based on courage and trust and justice, and we renew that purpose once again today in honor of those who made an ultimate sacrifice to keep our country just, and generous, and to affirm the dignity of our everyday life,” Bogle said. Valley Stream Central High School’s Leah Cabreja performed the National Anthem. The invocation was led by Valley Stream Fire Department Chaplain Paul Coppola. “A lot of heroes were lost in the towers, CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

Possible parking relief as closure sparks concern By CHRISTINA ARLOTTA carlotta@liherald.com

The Valley Stream village board is continuing its push to permanently close Parking Field 26 this fall. The closure will clear the way for construction of T he Alder at Valley Stream, a new 132-unit senior housing development at 62-78 Hicks St. The closure will eliminate 156 parking spaces long used by nonresident commuters, who pay $650 annually for village parkTHOMAS McALEER ing privileges. Director, Nonresident Community permit holders & Economic currently have Development access to Fields 8, 19 and 26, as well as the Hendrickson Pool parking lot. Village officials say they plan to repurpose another existing lot for nonresident commuters to replace capacity lost at Field 26. Monica Senior Village currently

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Treasurer Tom McAleer emphasized that the demand for new development is undeniable, simply stating, “there’s a need.” For daily commuters such as Masha Slepyan, a math teacher at the International High School for Health Sciences in Queens who lives in Hewlett, the upcoming closure presents logistical hurdles. Slepyan purchased an annual nonresident permit in April, unaware of the impending shutdown. She stated subsequent inquiries to local officials about alternative parking accommodations provided little relief. “When I asked, the suggestion was to park in a faraway parking lot, or use meters,” Slepyan said. “It’s ridiculous. Why did I pay $600? What am I paying money for?” Slepyan noted that Field 8, the nonresident lot closest to the Valley Stream Long Island Rail Road station, fills rapidly during morning peak hours, leaving Field 26 as the primary backup. She added that the Hendrickson Pool lot required a roughly 10-minute walk to the station. Alternatives remain scarce in neighboring communities, where parking can cost up to $800 annually in villages like Lynbrook. “If I knew the lot is not available, I would not have bought the permit,” she said. “I’m just trying to figure out what I’m going to do at the end of the month.” The imminent closure is also affecting local property managers struggling to secure parking for their tenants. Adjacent to Field 26, Monica Senior Village has long relied on the municipal lot for extra tenant parking. Pamela Cappiello, executive director of the Valley Stream Housing Company, routinely uses the lot to compensate for the facili-

ty’s limited on-site capacity. She spends nearly $6,500 per year to purchase 10 parking spaces. However, with Field 26 soon disappearing, Cappiello worries that her tenants, staff and other residents will face consequences trying to find parking. “Tenants came and said, ‘I couldn’t find parking.’ It is gonna be a problem,” Cappiello said. “Aids come; they have a seven-hour shift. They can’t park here anyway so they park on the street. Nowhere on the street does it say it. Hicks is four hours only. Payne Avenue is four hours only. Guy goes around; he marks the top of your tire. Comes back four hours later, now you gotta ticket.” While community members continue to push for immediate relief, suggesting remedies such as refunds, access to resident lots, or shuttle services to the train station, village officials say that another solution is currently in development. McAleer stressed that village officials have kept nonresident commuters in mind throughout the planning process and are working to repurpose a preexisting parking lot to replace capacity lost at Field 26. “We never want to leave out our nonresident friends, and we will never abandon them,” he said. “Accommodations will be made.” Although officials have not yet disclosed an exact location or opening date o f t h e re p u r p o s e d l o t , M c A l e e r expressed optimism that the transition will be seamless and ready for commuters before winter weather sets in. Fields 8, 19 and the Henrickson Pool lot will continue to be open for nonresidents. Have an opinion on this parking situation? Send letter to jbessen@liherald.com.

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The 2026-27 school year got under way in Valley Stream school district 13 on Sept. 2. Teachers greeted retur ning students at the door, and cor ridors quickly g rew loud as classmates caught up with each other, traded summer stories and became acquainted with their teachers for the year. “There’s nothing quite like the energy of the first day of school,” Superintendent Judith LaRocca, in a news release. “Seeing our students retur n ready to lear n and g row together is a reminder of why this work matters, and we’re looking forward to a wonderful year ahead.” Many classes focused on games and group activities that encouraged students to become comfortable, connect with their classmates and establish relationships before beginning the academic year. — Jeffrey Bessen

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Isabella S., Miliana C. and Patrick C. are ready for the first day at Willow Road Elementary School.

Preschoolers line up for their first-ever day of school at Howell Road Elementary. Her future is so bright Adriana V. wore sunglasses to her first day school at Willow Road Elementary.

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A Howell Road Elementary student receives a warm welcome from a school district staffer on the first of school.

THE VALLEY STREAM Union Free School District No. 13 of the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, hereby invites the submission of sealed proposals for UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN SERVICES (RFP No. 2026-27-UPK-01). The District will receive sealed proposals on or prior to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 21, 2026, at Valley Stream UFSD No. 13, Attn: Gary Gentles, Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations, 585 North Corona Avenue, Valley Stream, New York 11580. Proposals will be opened on the stated date and time. There will be no discussions at the time of the opening of the proposals. The Request for Proposals (RFP) may be obtained at the above-named office or on the District website.

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CHACE MORRIS OCEANSIDE Senior FOOTBALL A YEAR AFTER LEADING Nassau County in touchdowns with 28 and rushing for 1,294 yards, Morris picked up where he left off in Oceanside’s season-opening 37-29 victory at Farmingdale Sept. 4. He carried 34 times for 200 yards and two touchdowns as the Sailors kicked off the new season on a winning note. Both of Morris’ scores came in the fourth quater from 10 and 11 yards as the visitors upped their 24-21 halftime lead.

GAMES TO WATCH Thursday, Sept. 17 Boys Soccer: Seaford at V.S. South......................5 p.m. Boys Soccer: Lawrence at Plainedge ...................5 p.m. Girls Soccer: South Side at Calhoun ...................5 p.m. Girls Soccer: North Shore at Wantagh..................5 p.m. Field Hockey: North Shore at Baldwin ..................5 p.m. Girls Soccer: Lynbrook at Plainedge ....................7 p.m. Girls Soccer: Lawrence at V.S. North ....................7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 18 Football: Mepham at Calhoun ........................3:30 p.m. Football: Seaford at EastRock/WestHemp ...........6 p.m. Football: Division at Plainedge .......................6:30 p.m. Football: Sewanhaka at Wantagh ........................7 p.m. Football: C.S. Harbor at Malverne .......................7 p.m. Football: Oyster Bay at Lawrence .........................5 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 19 Football: V.S. Central at New Hyde Park ...............1 p.m. Football: East Meadow at Uniondale ..............1:30 p.m. Football: Locust Valley at Lynbrook .................1:30 p.m. Football: Kennedy at Long Beach ...................1:30 p.m. Football: Bethpage at Elmont .........................1:30 p.m. Football: Baldwin at Carey ..............................1:30 p.m. Football: Clarke at South Side .............................2 p.m. Football: MacArthur at Garden City ......................3 p.m.

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After sneaking into the p l ayo f f s i n 2 0 2 5 , Va l l e y Stream South boys soccer is clear-eyed and focused on improving again in Nassau Class A. Coach Pete Mastroda said the Falcons have the potential to make a deep run, perhaps with less travel. “Last year, we took an hour bus ride to Locust Valley,” Mastroda said. “We were happy to be in the playoffs, but I think the consensus of the team was, ‘Wouldn’t it be great to have a home playoff game?’” If Valley Stream South is to achieve its new goal of hosting a playof f g ame, junior forward Luke Huczko will almost certainly be a deciding factor in getting there. In the Falcons’ first three games, their plan of working through the talented striker has worked to varying degrees. Mastroda described Huczko as Valley Stream South’s “go-to guy,” a highly skilled attacker who is regularly tasked with finishing on scoring opportunities. In the season opener against West Hempstead on Sept. 2, he scored all four goals in a dominant 4-1 victory. “We’ve been playing with Luke as our lone striker up top,” Mastroda said. “The name of the game is trying to drive that ball outside to the middle and right up to Luke. It certainly worked against West Hempstead.” Their next two opponents were quicker to catch on to the Falcons’ 4-2-3-1 format i o n , h oweve r. Wi t h a n

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Junior Robert Basile, left, is a key piece to the Falcons’ defensive puzzle at center-back. intense focus on Huczko, Valley Stream South adjusted well to grind out a 2-2 tie against North Shore, but they were missing multiple starters against Wantagh and could not make up the difference.

Mastroda said depth could be an issue in what should be another grueling campaign, but the pieces in the starting rotation are strong enough to handle anyone. Beyond Huczko, senior wingbacks Corell Chance and Johnathan

Gomez have done excellent work moving and distributing on the outside. “Those guys are track guys, and man, they fly,” Mastroda said. “Those guys get up and down the sidelines real fast, and they become offensive threats as well.” Chance also serves as an unofficial leader and has proven himself on and off the field for the Falcons. “He’s not the biggest guy on our team, but he plays like it,” Mastroda said. “If he’s five-foot-five, he plays like he’s six-foot-five.” Valley Stream South also boasts experience at midfield with seniors Leo Garces and Javoni Dixon, the latter of whom is back after working through an injury. Sophomore Jacob Leo has also quickly found playing time. Mastroda described junior Didier Perez as the “heart of the defense,” working alongside fellow junior center-back Robert Basile. The dynamic defensemen are a great help to goalkeeper Kevin Gebauer, who has provided early stability after missing most of the 2025 campaign. “What a difference from last season,” Mastroda said. “Kevin was our goalkeeper last season and we lost him right away. So we were throwing anybody in the pool, basically after the first couple games last season. But he’s back and he’s strong and healthy.” Huczko might not be able to carry Valley Stream South to every victory, but with a clear star out in front and a stellar cast working around him, the Falcons are clearly poised to make some noise at full strength down the line.

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Molloy University has been named to Time magazine’s inaugural America’s Best Colleges list for 2026-27, placing No. 85 among the top 100 colleges and universities in the nation. Molloy was one of 14 New York institutions on the list, and the only Long Island college or university to receive the distinction. It was recognized alongside Columbia University, Barnard College and New York University. Time evaluated colleges based on student outcomes, learning environment and attractiveness to students. Student outcomes accounted for 75 percent of an institution’s overall score, including graduation rates, graduate earnings and economic value for students. The remaining 25 percent of the score factored in educational costs, student resources and demand. Molloy earned an overall score of 79.93. For President James Lentini, the recognition came as a surprise, because the university was not asked to submit information. “It was totally a surprise to me,” Lentini said. “They did their own research by pulling up return-on-investment info and all kinds of metrics that are out there that people can find, and so, yeah, it was a surprise.” Lentini said that

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Molloy University is ranked No. 85 among the nation’s top 100 colleges and universities in Time magazine’s inaugural America’s Best Colleges list for 2026-27. Time used information including the cost of tuition, graduation rates and graduate salaries. “A lot of this data is available publicly through something called IPEDS” — the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System — “which is a system we all have to report to,” he said. “It was a pleasant surprise.”

The recognition follows another national ranking based on student outcomes. Lentini noted that Molloy was ranked No. 75 by the Wall Street Journal last year. “It was great that these two publications, and this one being Time, are the same kind of results based on student outcomes,” he said.

The distinction, Lentini added, reflects Molloy’s focus on students. “It says a lot about what we’re doing here and the high quality of the work, and what we’re doing for our students here,” he said. “We have the kind of institution that offers degrees where they’re highly regarded in health care and the arts and business and education, and it just speaks highly of the work that’s happening at Molloy.” Lentini attributed the success of the university’s students in part to its mission and student support. “I think we’re a different kind of place,” he said. “Our mission, being a Catholic school, I think the kind of care our students get, the kind of way we treat each other, the attention we pay to each student, I think it’s a lot missionbased, and I think it speaks to retention rates and graduation rates. “Those kinds of things speak to the fact that our students feel a sense of belonging here,” he added. “They stay, and they get nurtured in a way where they succeed when they graduate.” Time’s recognition, Lentini said, could bring attention from prospective students and families. “I think it should give [us] a boost,” he said. “We’re right in the backyard of a lot of these great students, so we’re worth a look from all these students, and we hope that more recognition will even take us further.”

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For Howard Kopel, cost of living is a priority By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com

Nassau County Legislator Howard Kopel is seeking his ninth term representing the 7th Legislative District, with public safety, the cost of living and preserving the character of the Five Towns among the issues he says remain most important to him. Kopel, 75, has lived in Lawrence since 1987, and has represented the district since 2010. He now serves as the Legislature’s presiding officer. Asked what he is most focused on as he seeks another term, Kopel kept his answer simple. “It’s a matter of public safety and costs,” he said. “We work on that.” Those priorities, he said, touch many of the issues district residents face, from emergency services and law enforcement to taxes and maintaining local infrastructure. Kopel added that he wants to keep county expenses and taxes manageable while maintaining the services residents rely on. He noted that sales taxes are an important source of county revenue, and that economic growth can help generate revenue without an increase in property taxes. “Sales tax is a large source of income for the county,” he said. “And that comes from growth, which is not painful, as opposed to increasing taxes directly, which is sometimes painful.” Public safety remains a particular concern for Kopel, who said that the county has strong law enforcement leadership, and praised Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and officers in the local precincts. Combating antisemitism, Kopel said, requires both enforcement and education, particularly as incidents of hatred continue to affect communities across the

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Nassau County Legislator Howard Kopel, the incumbent in the 7th District, is seeking re-election in November. region. “You’re always going to have the world’s oldest hatred, unfortunately,” he said. “But political leadership is there.” Kopel also pointed to funding for emergency services as one way in which the county directly supports public safety. He cited assistance for local ambulance services and marine rescue operations.

Another issue he continues to focus on is the preservation of the Five Towns’ suburban character, particularly as development and traffic increase. “You’ve got congestion issues,” Kopel said. “And you’ve got overbuilding. It’s happening.” Existing infrastructure, he said, is struggling to accommodate the growth. “The infrastructure was built 100 years ago, give or take, around there, and it really can’t support too much more,” he said. “And there’s no room to expand it.” Kopel said he wants to continue pushing back against development that he believes places additional pressure on roads and other infrastructure. “I just want to try to preserve the way of life that people have moved out here to obtain,” he said. Kopel has publicly criticized the Peninsula Public Library board of trustees, and said he believes the library needs state attention. He said he has worked with state and local elected officials to raise concerns. “I think the situation is awful,” he said. “They’ve been effectively, in my opinion, destroying the place.” After more than a decade in office, Kopel said he continues to run because he believes he can still contribute. “As long as I’m able to help people and do it effectively, that would be a reason,” he said. “And at the point when I’m not, that’s when it stops.”

Doug Segan campaigns on health and safety By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com

Dr. Doug Segan, a 71-year-old Woodmere native and a longtime emergency medicine physician, is challenging Nassau County Legislator Howard Kopel for the 7th District seat, saying his medical and legal background would bring a different perspective to county government. “I believe that I have a unique skill set,” Segan said. Segan spent 35 years working in emergency medicine, at hospitals in Michigan and several Naval facilities. He has taught first-year medical students at Hofstra University’s Zucker School of Medicine for a decade. “There are many issues in Nassau County that impact on health,” Segan said. “To just name a few, car accidents, violent crime, all sorts of pollution, overcrowded housing.” He cited a recent conversation with a 911 operator about staffing shortages as an example of why he believes his medical expertise could be valuable in the Legislature. “If a person had to be on hold four minutes for a 911 call, I’m not sure the average member of the … Legislature understands four minutes for a medical emergency is an eternity,” he said. “You have somebody in cardiac arrest, four minutes is the difference between brain recovery and not.” Affordability, Segan said, is the issue residents raise most often as he campaigns door to door. “This is their main concern: How do I afford to stay in this home in Nassau County?” he said. Public safety is another major priority for Segan, who said his years in emergency rooms have made the consequences of crashes and violent crime personal.

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Woodmere native Doug Segan, Kopel’s Democratic challenger, has made a career in emergency medicince, and, he said, “I believe that I have a unique skill set.” “These issues are not theoretical statistics or buzzwords,” he said. “I’ve told people that they’ve lost a loved one due to violent crime. I’ve told people they lost a loved one in a car accident. Those conversations

stay with me forever.” Road conditions, speeding, poor roadway lighting, potholes and a lack of sidewalks are among the concerns he has heard about from residents. “Public safety is government’s number one responsibility to our citizens,” he said. Segan also said that protecting houses of worship and combating antisemitism and other hate crimes would be priorities if he were elected. “People have to feel safe when they enter their house of worship,” he said. “People should not be afraid to go to their house of worship for fear of being attacked.” Elected officials, he added, should lower the temperature of political rhetoric. “Our leaders have to tone down the rhetoric, to set an example,” Segan said. He also wants to support police and volunteer firefighters, and has visited several firehouses, Volunteers need additional help with recruitment and retention, he said. “It’s a big ask for someone to be a volunteer firefighter,” he said. “Training, the time, the interruption of sleep and work and family life. It’s a big ask. And we should show our appreciation.” Asked about development, Segan said he supports what he called smart and careful growth rather than either unrestricted construction or no development. “We have massive traffic problems on West Broadway and Broadway already,” he said. “We have problems with flooding, and we have to be very respectful of our green spaces.” Ultimately, Segan said, his campaign is centered on utilizing his professional experience to benefit residents. “Public health, affordability, public safety,” he said. “Those would be my three top priorities from Day One.”

Trucking program at NCC offers fresh start By JULIA GILLEGO jgillego@liherald.com

Rebound on the Road celebrated the graduation of its sixth cohort at Nassau Community College earlier this month, recognizing students who completed an intensive program designed to prepare them for careers in commercial trucking while providing support focused on mental health, recovery and personal growth. The graduation, on Sept. 3, marked more than the completion of an eightweek training program. It represented a new beginning for many participants. The program, founded by former NBA star Jayson Williams, is a partnership between Rebound on the Road, Nassau County and NCC. The program offers vocational training to people seeking a second chance, helping participants earn commercial driver’s licenses. For Jerry Kornbluth, NCC’s vice president of community and government relations, the most meaningful part of the ceremony was seeing how much the students had changed over the course of eight weeks. “And when you see them, eight weeks later, at a graduation, and what they’re saying to the other people, and the camaraderie that they built, and the family that they built, they’re going to

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Emil Arthur-Ricketts celebrating his completion of the Rebound on the Road program at Nassau Community college with his father, Martin Ricketts. stay forever,” Kornbluth said. “They’re never going to go back to their old ways.” The program, Williams said, emphasizes professionalism, safety and discipline. Participants train in driving, pretrip inspections and other skills needed to become commercial drivers. But the program also places a strong emphasis on mental health. Students began their mornings with time devoted

to reflection and discussion with mental health professionals before moving into their driving lessons. “I don’t want to put them behind 80,000 pounds if they’re not feeling it,” Williams said. “The psychiatrist and the psychotherapist are very important in what we do.” The combination of training and support, he added, helps turn the participants not only into better drivers, but

professionals prepared for long-term careers. “The thing I’m most proud of is that we become family here,” Williams said. That sense of community was echoed by graduate Emil Arthur-Ricketts, who said the program gave students an environment in which they could support one another while working toward a common goal. “I really enjoyed it,” Arthur-Ricketts said. “I love the fact that it’s family-oriented. It’s more than just trucking itself. It’s really about people coming together — brotherhood, fatherhood — and we all have a common goal in life.” The impact of the program extends beyond graduation day. Kornbluth said that more than 100 students who have graduated from the program have gone on to work driving trucks throughout the United States. Williams said that graduates also remain connected, returning to support one another and helping open doors for future cohorts. For the students celebrating at NCC, the ceremony marked both an ending and a beginning: the end of eight weeks of demanding training, and the start of careers built on responsibility, stability and the promise of a second chance. For more information, visit ReboundontheRoad.org.

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Former NBA All-Star Jayson Williams’s course prepares trainees for new careers behind the wheel

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Event organizers James Fischman, left, Joann Healey Chuck Norton, Allen Cordova and Matias Cordova at Valley Stream Little League’s Family Day on Sept. 13.

Little League families gather for day of fun The clouds cleared and the rain stopped as if a game had been scheduled needed to be played, but instead the Valley Stream Little League reveled in the change of weather for its Family Day celebration. Held at Rolling River Camp in East Rockaway on Sept. 13, more than 200 people took part in a day that included event organizers, Allen Cordova, Matias Cordova, James Fischman, Joann Healey and Chuck Norton,

playing baseball, basketball and soccer, pizza, pretzels and soft drinks. Valley Stream Little League’s fall season is in full swing now and includes Tee ball, farms, where the coaches pitch, the minors and majors, where the players pitch. The league also has softball. Registration is open for the spring season go to VSLL.org. — Jeffrey Bessen

The Hodge family from left, Amos, Laquita, Amos Hodge, 8, and Lamaria Hodge eight months at Family Day, last Sunday

Enjoying the pizza at Family Day were, Ayla Rivera, 8, Priscilla Rivera 14, and Christina Sanchez.

A pair of 9-year-olds, Aaron Mathew and Jordan Talavera took a break from hoping it up at the Little League event.

Samara Gil, 7, and Maria Gil showed off their pizza at Family Day.

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The Long Island Rail Road is among the transportation alternatives that Car Free Day LI organizers hope more residents will consider on Sept. 22. tributing to Long Island’s environmental impact, making alternatives to driving important for air quality and efforts to slow global warming. Participation this year is on pace to reach 5,000 pledges, which Germain said would be the most since the pandemic. She also pointed to changing patterns in transit use. In June, the Long Island

Rail Road recorded 5 million rides, a record, with many trips for purposes other than commuting. People are increasingly using the railroad for leisure, she said, while students use it to travel to the city for internships and programs. Family ridership has also increased thanks to an LIRR program that allows

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Long Island residents are being encouraged to rethink how they get around when the region marks its 14th annual Car Free Day, an initiative in which participants are asked to replace at least one trip made alone by car with a sustainable option. Car Free Day, on Sept. 22, is observed in cities around the world. Long Island joined the movement 13 years ago with a campaign focused on raising awareness of transportation choices and measuring emissions saved when people leave their cars behind. Mindy Germain, co-chair of Car Free Day LI and program manager for Transit Solutions, said the goal is not for participants to eliminate driving for an entire day. “All we ask you to do is swap out one drive-alone car trip,” Germain said. That could mean walking to a store, taking the train or bus, bicycling, or sharing a ride with someone who would otherwise drive separately. Organizers measure the emissions saved through pledges received leading up to the event, and calculate the total for Long Island. Germain said the campaign had already reached about 75 tons of saved emissions based on those pledges. Transportation, she said, accounts for about a third of the emissions con-

children 17 or younger to ride for $1 when accompanied by a parent. For Germain, the most meaningful measure of success is seeing people actually using alternatives to driving. “What really is exciting to me is seeing that 20-something-year-old take the NICE bus to get to Farmingdale State College,” she said, referring to the Nassau Inter-County Express bus service, “or to see the employees at Northwell Health walk to lunch that day, the actions themselves, and the excitement it generates.” While Car Free Day is held once a year, Germain said the coalition promoting it works throughout the year with municipalities, transit partners, academic institutions and health care organizations. Improving transportation choices, she said, can also expand mobility for people who don’t drive, including older adults who have stopped driving and younger people who can’t afford cars. “I think that mobility offers so much freedom,” Germain said. People who live or work in Nassau or Suffolk counties can take participate by making a pledge on the Car Free Day LI website. Participants can also enter a raffle for prizes, including two hybrid bicycles, a Lululemon bundle and an LIRR weekly ticket. More information, and the pledge form, are available at CarFreeDayLI.com.

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Suozzi pushes protection for worshippers By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com

More than two dozen religious leaders representing a number of faiths stood together at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center last week as U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi called for passage of federal legislation intended to protect people from intimidation and harassment at religious services. Suozzi highlighted the bipartisan, bicameral Right to Worship Act at a Sept. 9 news conference at the center in Glen Cove. Alan Mindel, chairman of HMTC’s board of directors, said that protecting religious freedom is central to the organization’s mission. “This bill grants necessary protections to houses of worship so as to protect the constitutional rights of freedom of religion granted to all Americans,” Mindel said. “In the current climate, where people have been obstructed from entering their house of worship, this new law will allow each American, regardless of faith, to freely enter their church, synagogue or mosque for their constitutionally protected right to pray, without obstruction or harassment.” Suozzi said that people should not have to put themselves at risk simply to practice their faith. “Exercising your right to worship should not require you to exhibit partic-

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U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, top center, joined religious and advocacy leaders on Sept. 9 to call for passage of the bipartisan Right to Worship Act. ular courage as you enter your synagogue, church, mosque, temple, mandir or gurdwara,” he said. The legislation would establish a 100foot zone around pedestrian and vehicular entrances to houses of worship, beginning one hour before a scheduled service and ending an hour afterward. Within that area, conduct intended to hinder, deter, threaten or intimidate people attending services would be prohibited. Peaceful expression protected by the First Amendment would remain protected. Violations would carry civil penalties, with fines ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 for repeat offenses. The measure would also allow affected worshippers

to pursue civil action, and permit the U.S. attorney general and state attorneys general to bring cases against violators. The Right to Worship Act grew out of Suozzi’s SACRED Act — Safeguarding Access to Congregations and Religious Establishments from Disruption — which he introduced in April, and which included criminal penalties. Negotiations over the legislation, he said, centered on balancing two constitutional rights, freedom of speech and freedom of worship. “Finding a balance between the two is a real challenge,” he said. “It’s why it hasn’t been done — it’s why it’s been controversial.”

Suozzi eventually joined Republican Rep. Brad Knott, of North Carolina, to develop a single proposal that could attract broader support. The House legislation is accompanied by a Senate measure backed by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas, and Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin, of Michigan. “You shouldn’t have to show courage to go attend your religious services,” Suozzi said. Brandi Katz Rubin, the Anti-Defamation League’s New York/New Jersey deputy regional director, said that harassment at houses of worship has made such protections increasingly important. “No one should have to push through a hostile crowd, shout over a bullhorn or endure targeted threats while simply trying to enter a house of worship and pray,” Katz Rubin said. The ADL, she added, recorded nearly 530 incidents of antisemitic harassment at synagogues nationwide in 2025, along with dozens of protest-related incidents. According to Suozzi, there was discussion of moving the legislation through the Senate as early as this month. If that doesn’t happen, he said supporters could pursue passage during the lame-duck session in November or December. “We really want to get it done this year,” he said, citing momentum from religious organizations and lawmakers in both parties.

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he music — that’s what keeps him coming back MARY TRAVIS Wife, Randy Travis

Randy Travis’s music lives on, forever and ever

‘More Life’ tour features country star and guest vocalist, James Dupré By JORDAN VALLONE

ountry Music Hall of Fame legend Randy Travis is bringing one of the ﬁnal dates of his acclaimed “More Life” tour to Long Island, wrapping up an emotional two-year run that has taken the show to 54 cities across 24 states. The dynamic performance arrives at Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair on Sept. 25. The show begins at 8 p.m. Travis’s four-decade long career generated iconic No. 1 hits, including “Forever and Ever, Amen,” “On The Other Hand,” and “Three Wooden Crosses,” among others. While Travis no longer performs due to the side effects of a stroke he survived in 2013, he joins his wife, Mary Travis, on stage throughout the show, interacting with fans and celebrating his music alongside longtime members of his band and guest vocalist James Dupré.

Randy Travis carries his country music legacy forward

Travis, 67, is a North Carolina native whose music helped usher in a new traditionalist movement of modern country music when he released. Recognized for his baritone voice and an earnest approach to music, he won backto-back Country Music Association Song of the Year awards in 1986 and 1987. The seven-time Grammy award winner has sold sold over 25 million albums, generating 23 No. 1 hits and 31 Top 10s. He was named a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1986 and inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016. Though a near-fatal stroke has left him unable to perform, Travis’s recovery and commitment to his fans and music has inspired many. “The music — that’s what keeps him coming back,” Mary Travis told the Herald on a call with the country music legend. “That was Randy’s heart, his soul. That’s all he ever wanted to do was make music.” In 2024, Travis released “Where That Came From” through Warner Records Nashville, his

first new recording in over a decade, developed through the use of artificial intelligence software which helped recreate his vocals. It was overlaid on an existing recording of the song from his longtime collaborator, Dupré. Dupré, 42, of Louisiana, became a YouTube sensation in 2007 which led to a performance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” Since then, he’s released multiple albums, appeared on NBC’s “The Voice” in 2015, and was eventually handpicked by Travis and his wife in 2019 to be the guest vocalist for the “More Life” tour. Dupré and Travis first worked together for a 2015 film, “The Price,” which tells the story of an aging country music singer aspiring to reconnect with his son. Years later, when Travis’s team discussed the possibly of him touring again, Dupré emerged as the best choice for long-term collaboration. “When Tony Conway, Randy’s manager said, several years after the stroke, ‘If we wanted to go back on the road, who would you have sing the music?’ — we immediately said James Dupré,” Mary recounts. “We remembered the connection that the two of them had, and it has proved correct. When you see the two on stage, you can see the relationship and the magnetism. It just works perfectly.” • Friday, Sept. 25, 8 p.m. Dupré’s collaboration with Travis, and the release of “Where That • Tickets begin at $35 per person Came From,” helped launch a new chapter of advocacy for Travis and • Flagstar at Westbury Music his wife, who used the song as a platform to champion creators’ rights Fair, 960 Brush Hollow Road, and responsible AI protections for artists. Westbury “It was a good way to introduce AI to be used in a good way,” • Visit RandyTravis.com for Mary says.“Randy’s heart and soul was still in it. He’s still involved with more details the production of it. It’s not taking his voice and using it and abusing it in some other realm.”

About the ‘More Life’ tour

Travis’s tour debuted as “The Music of Randy Travis,” but last year, his team changed the name to the “More Life” tour. “More Life” was one of the last songs Travis recorded before his stroke. “When we were in the hospital, it kept me going because it’s such a beautiful song,” Mary says. “We decided to name the tour ‘More Life’ because that’s what we felt like we got — more life — as a gift.” She describes the show as more than a “regular concert.” Travis’s songs are performed by Dupré, alongside members of his original band, but there’s also videos of Travis shown to the crowd spanning the entire length of his career. Mary also joins Travis and Dupré on stage to tell stories about her husband and his music. “It’s very interactive,” Mary says “It’s almost like a biopic of Randy Travis. It’s not just a concert — it’s a story, and it’s sad, it’s sweet, it’s happy. It’s just Randy Travis, and it’s a beautiful thing.” Travis’s team looks forward to bringing the show to Long Island and sharing his music and life with many longtime fans. “We get to play at some of the neatest (theaters), which I think is kind of cool, because of Randy Travis and the nostalgia of Randy Travis, and the years he’s been here to raise a lot of us on his music,” Mary says, “and Westbury’s a perfect place for us to land over there in Long Island with you all.”

“Wonderboy,” his all-new live tour. Packed with audience participation, sly improv, and his signature realitytwisting illusions, Carbonaro, from the star of truTV’s “The Carbonaro Effect,” delivers a high-energy, laugh-ﬁlled experience for all ages. Part magician, part comedian, all mischief-maker — “Wonderboy” is where magic is the superpower, laughter is the sidekick and reality doesn’t stand a chance. The multitalented actor-magician-comedian has built a career turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. He’s made millions laugh in astonishment by blending quick-witted comedy with jaw-dropping illusions in everyday settings. This tour is where audiences discover him as the Hero of Mischief, in a world where magic is the superpower and laughter is the sidekick.

Friday, Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com or paramountny.com. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington.

Eddie Griffin Get ready to laugh until your sides hurt! Over his decades-long career, Eddie Grifﬁn has become known for his sharp social commentary and animated storytelling. The popular comedian-turned-actor blends personal experiences with cultural observations and shifts seamlessly from biting satire to playful crowd work, making him a consistent draw for live audiences nationwide. Acclaimed for his appearances in “Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo,” “Chappelle’s Show,” 2018’s “A Star Is Born,”and star of “Undercover Brother,” he’s praised for razor-sharp wit, spot-on impersonations and unmatched stage presence.

Saturday, Sept. 19, 8 p.m. Tickets available at LiveNation.com. Flagstar at Westbury Music Fair, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury.

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Poetica Musica presents We the People: USA at 250. Featuring Poetica Musica artists Barry Crawford (flute), Oren Fader (guitar), William Anderson (guitar), Molly Morkoski (piano), and Eleanor Valkenburg (mezzosoprano), the program showcases works by some of America’s most celebrated composers, including Aaron Copland, Cole Porter, Scott Joplin, William Bolcom, Katherine Hoover, and Robert Beaser. Among the highlights are Beaser’s Mountain Songs for flute and guitar, selections from Copland’s vocal repertoire, piano rags by Joplin and Bolcom, and Hoover’s evocative solo flute work Kokopelli. A pre-concert talk begins at 7:30 p.m., a Meet-theArtists reception in the West Porch follows performance. $30, $25 seniors and students.

For many years visitors to Westbury House at Old Westbury Gardens asked what was beyond the first floor corridor. Now go beyond the door and discover “Secrets of the Service Wing,” during a 60-minute guided tour. Be introduced to the intensive labor required to create the lifestyle experienced by the Phipps family and their guests; tour the many rooms that were “behind the scenes” to create the formal dining experiences of early 20th century. Go along the corridors to the butler’s pantry and silver cleaning room then descend the 17 steps to the kitchen, scullery, and wine storage rooms located on the ground floor. Reservations required. • Where: 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury • Time: Noon-1 p.m. and 2-3 p.m., also Sept. 18 and Sept. 20-21, Sept. 23-24 • Contact: oldwestburygardens. org or call (516) 333-0048

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Double Vision

Celebrate the community with family fun at this year’s edition of Community Fest. With entertainment, vendors, food trucks, Kids Zone, and more.

The 1970s and ‘80s come alive when Double Vision brings their “Foreigner Experience” to the Paramount stage. Whether you’re a lifelong Foreigner enthusiast or a newcomer eager to experience the magic of their music, Double Vision promises a night of electrifying entertainment that will leave you singing along and craving more. Composed of some New York City’s top professional rock musicians, the band delivers the highest level of integrity and technical prowess in bring audiences all the hits from the band that you’ve come to love, while honoring Foreigner and its audience, with a show second to none. The spirit of rock ‘n’ roll lives on, one unforgettable performance at a time, with this group of talented musicians and die-hard Foreigner fans. Double Vision has perfected the art of bringing to life the unforgettable hits that have defined generations. From “I Want to Know What Love Is” to “Cold as Ice,” their renditions are a harmonious blend of passion, precision, and nostalgic energy. Drawing inspiration from Foreigner’s unmistakable sound and stage presence, Double Vision delivers a performance that pays homage to the band’s legacy while infusing their own charisma and enthusiasm. They are joined by special guest Frontier for an authentic • Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington Foreigner and Journey tribute. Sing along to some of the greatest hit tunes, including • Time: 8 p.m. “Juke Box Hero,” “Hot Blooded,” “Cold As Ice,” “I Want To Know What Love Is,” “Urgent,” • Contact: ticketmaster.com “Double Vision,” “Head Games,” “Feels Like the First Time,” and more. or paramountny.com

• Where: Arthur J. Hendrickson Pool Parking Lot, 123 W. Merrick Road • Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Contact: madisontheatreny.org or (516) 323-4444

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The Town of Hempstead encourages residents to clean their homes of hazardous materials. Dispose of such toxic items as antifreeze, drain cleans, pesticides, fluorescent bulbs, and oil-based paints at a S.T.O.P collection event. • Where: Valley Stream State Park, Fletcher Avenue Entrance, Valley Stream • Time: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. • Contact: Contact: hempsteadny. gov/235/accepted-not-accepted items or call (516) 378-4210

Battle of the Decades

Take a musical journey through three unforgettable eras at Battle of the Decades at the Madison Theatre at Molloy University. The high-energy tribute concert features Radio Gold performing hits from the 1970s, Rock of 80’s celebrating the biggest anthems of the 1980s and Reality Bites bringing the sound of the 1990s to life. The evening will also include the presentation of the Ted Fass Music Scholarship to an incoming Molloy University music student. • Where: 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre • Time: 7:30 p.m.

Adelphi University’s Larson Legacy Concert Series continues with Jonathan Larson Grant recipient abs wilson. This showcase will be a concert reading of the new musical by Kelly Nowak (story/book/ lyrics by abs wilson, story/music by Adam LaPorte). One summer day in 2005, a teenager goes missing from her small Michigan town and is never found. Years later, her family sits for interviews about what they think happened to her. Did Kelly drown in the nearby lake? Is she alive, trapped within a massive conspiracy? Or is she somewhere a little more in between? Framed as a true crime documentary, Kelly Nowak explores the need to hold any kind of tangible truth — no matter the rationality or cost. This 90-minute musical offers a gripping and poignant psychological narrative. This is a fascinating theatrical experience worth checking out. • Where: Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City • Time: 3-4:30 p.m. • Contact: adelphi.edu/pac or call (516) 877-4000

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Fall Finale

The Town of Hempstead welcomes all to Town Park Point Lookout for car, bike and tow truck show. With touch-a-truck, Kids Zone, craft vendors, beer garden, and more. • Where: Town Park Point Lookout, 1300 Lido Blvd., Point Lookout • Contact: townofhempsteadevents.com

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District 13 BOE meets Valley Stream District 13 holds its next meeting.

• Where: James A. Dever Auditorium, 585 No. Corona Ave., Valley Stream • Time: 8 p.m. • Contact: valleystream30.com

Harmonize with Long Island Harmonizers

Love to sing? So do the Long Island Harmonizers. The Barbershop Harmony Society chapter is a chorus of more than 20 singers, now welcoming new members. The ensemble performs four-part a cappella harmony in the barbershop style, entertaining audiences at local events. All

are welcome to visit one of their weekly rehearsals. Come listen, meet the chorus, and — if you’d like — join in and sing. No musical experience is necessary, just a love of singing and a desire to have fun making music together. • Where: Faith Lutheran Church, 231 Jackson Ave, Syosset • When: Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. • Contact: Call: Rich, (516) 5214779, or Dennis, (516) 680-8036, or visit longislandharmonizers. org

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Library board meeting

The Library Board of Trustees will be meeting in the Children’s Room. Open to the public. Ring bell at the Children’s Room Entrance for admittance. • Where: Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place • Time: 7:30 p.m. • Contact: valleystreamlibrary.orgs

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‘’We the People’

Celebrate 250 years of American independence with an evening of music inspired by the American experience when Old Westbury Gardens emsemble-in-residence

• Where: 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury • Time: 8-9:30 p.m. • Contact: oldwestburygardens. org or call (516) 333-0048

Jazzin’ with Richard Elliot

Grammy-nominated contemporary jazz saxophonist Richard Elliot brings his soulful, bluesy sound to the Madison Theatre for an evening of smooth jazz. Elliot, who has scored more than 20 Top 10 smooth jazz singles and has worked with artists including Tower of Power, Natalie Cole and the Pointer Sisters, will perform music from his latest album, “Straight Up Down.” • Where: 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre • Time: 8 p.m. • Contact: madisontheatreny.org or (516) 323-4444

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Links of Joy

Celebrate Sukkot by decorating Long Island Children’s Museum Sukkah. Create colorful chains to adorn our outdoor space while learning about this joyful holiday at the drop-in program. • Where: 11 Davis Ave., Garden City • Time: 1-3 p.m • Contact: licm.org or (516) 224-5800

Having an event? Items on the Calendar page are listed free of charge. The Herald welcomes listings of upcoming events, community meetings and items of public interest. All submissions should include date, time and location of the event, cost, and a contact name and phone number. Submissions can be emailed to kbloom@liherald.com.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST JACLYN CANNIZZARO A/K/A JACLYN M. CANNIZZARO, LORETTA CANNIZZARO, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 13, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM, premises known as 63 Garden Street, Valley Stream, NY 11581. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being

in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SBL# 39-408-4. Approximate amount of judgment $390,428.35 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #611311/2018. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. Brian Davis, Esq., Referee Tromberg, Miller, Morris & Partners, PLLC 39 Broadway, Suite 1840 New York, NY 10006 25-001130 90992 162040

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2006-1, Plaintiff, AGAINST BETTY LOUISE PELHAM, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on June 23, 2026. I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM premises known as 186 Rockaway Parkway, Valley Stream, NY 11580. Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County, and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 0037, Block 00164.00, Lots 00008, 00009, and 00010. Approximate amount of judgment $495,778.84 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #616001/2024. Joy Bunch, Esq., Referee,

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LEGAL NOTICE CASE NO. 21527 RESOLUTION NO. 798-2026 Adopted: September 9, 2026 Senior Councilmember Goosby offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PARKING SPACES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE SOLE USE OF HOLDERS OF SPECIAL PARKING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE COUNTY OF NASSAU TO PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS. WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 790-2026, adopted August 4, 2026, a public hearing was duly held on the 9th day of September 2026, at the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the proposed establishment and setting aside of a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons, in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, all as set forth in said resolution; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Town Board finds it to be in the public interest to establish and set aside a certain parking space for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 202-48 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, the following parking spaces be and the same hereby is set aside for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons:

BALDWIN WALES AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 93 feet south of the south curbline of Demott Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-289B/26) BELLMORE NATTA BOULEVARD south side, starting at a point 83 feet west of the west curbline of Bergen Street, west curbline west for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-300/26) EAST MEADOW TAYLOR AVENUE - east side, starting opposite the northwest curbline of Andrew Avenue, north for a distance Of 20 feet. (TH-334/26) ELMONT CLINTON STREET west side, starting at a point 260 feet north of the north curbline of Bedford Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-323/26) OAKLEY AVENUE west side, starting at a point 116 feet south of the south curbline of E Street, south for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-313/26) (NR)FLORAL PARK 240th STREET - west side, starting at a point 317 feet south of the south curbline of Jericho Turnpike, south for a distance of 16 feet. (TH-331/26) UNIONDALE LACLEDE AVENUE east side, starting at a point 160 feet north of the north curbline of Front Street, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-325/26) (NR)VALLEY STREAM EVERETT STREET - east side, starting at a point 170 feet north of the north curbline of Sobro Avenue, north for a distance of 23 feet. (TH-324/26) WEST HEMPSTEAD EUSTON ROAD SOUTH - east side, starting at a point 25 feet north of the north curbline of 9th Street, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-326/26) and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons:

EAST MEADOW SHERMAN AVENUE west side, starting at a point 185 feet north of the north curbline of North Jerusalem Road, east for a distance of 18 feet. (TH-631/19 - 2/20/20) (TH-333/26) ELMONT EVANS AVENUE - east side, starting at a point 344 feet north of the north curbline of Langdon Street, north for a distance of 18 feet. (TH-426/18 - 11/27/18) - (TH-329/26) OCEANSIDE FRANK STREET - north side, starting at a point 55 feet west of the west curbline of Weidner Avenue, west for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-26/13 - 4/09/13) (TH-350/26) WANTAGH McDONALD AVENUE west side, starting at a point of 150 feet north of the north curbline of Campbell Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet. (TH-33/25 - 3/11/25) (TH-332/26) ; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall enter this resolution in the minutes of the Town Board and shall publish a copy of this resolution once a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town of Hempstead and shall post a copy hereof on the signboard maintained by her, and file in her office affidavits of such publication and posting. The foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilmember Schneider and adopted upon roll call as follows: AYES: SIX (6) NOES: NONE (0) 162315 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD LOCAL LAW NO. 73-2026 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Article 9 of the New York State Constitution, the provisions of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, both as amended, a public hearing was duly

called and held on the 9th day of September 2026, by the Town Board of the Town of Hempstead, on the proposed adoption of Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 73-2026, and following the close of the hearing the Town Board duly adopted Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 73-2026, to amend Section 197-5 of the Code of the Town of Hempstead, to include “ARTERIAL STOPS” at various locations Dated: September 9, 2026 Hempstead, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD JOHN FERRETTI Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 162313 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 09/30/2026 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: -----------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 516/26. NR VALLEY STREAM - Rajender Sachdev, Variance, rear yard, maintain conversion of roofed over porch to living space attached to dwelling., S/W cor. Wyngate Dr. W. & “S” St., a/k/a 796 Wyngate Dr. W. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in Valley Stream within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and

villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.go v/509/Board-of-Appeals The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.go v/576/Live-StreamingVideo Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 162318 PUBLIC AND LEGAL NOTICES… To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, 1900 CAPITAL TRUST II, BY U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS CERTIFICATE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, vs. ZABRINA NEILS A/K/A ZABRINA A. NEILS A/K/A ZABRINA A. NEILS FORD A/K/A ZABRINA FORD, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on August 7, 2026, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 21, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 348 Cochran Place, Valley Stream, NY 11581. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 39, Block 412 and Lot 23. Approximate amount of judgment is $715,494.90 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #613195/2024. Richard Langone, Esq., Referee

Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C., Attn: Jackie Halpern Weinstein, Esq., One Battery Park Plaza, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10004, Tel: 212.825.0365, Attorneys for Plaintiff 162340 LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff - against - JEAN M. PETION, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 17, 2016. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 on the 15th day of October, 2026 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Valley Stream, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Premises known as 1630 Arkansas Dr., Valley Stream, NY 11580-1806. (Section: 37, Block: 670, Lot: 28) Approximate amount of lien $848,367.70 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 000588/2012. Wayne Henry Wink, Jr., Esq., Referee. Stein, Wiener & Roth LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 1400 Old Country Road, Suite 315 Westbury, NY 11590 Tel. 516-742-1212 PETION-69123 For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 Dated: August 3, 2026 During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff AGAINST MARK SOOKRAJ; TRICIA RAGOONANAN A/K/A PATRICIA RAGOONANAN, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered November 7, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on September 29, 2026 at 2:30 pm, premises known as 36 Fourth Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580 a/k/a 36 Fourth Street, Valley Stream, NY 11581. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 39 Block: 013 Lot: 101. Approximate amount of judgment $575,572.18 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #608357/2024. Jared Kasschau, Esq, Referee FEIN, SUCH & CRANE, LLP 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Rochester, NY 14614 NFUNY004 90924 161920

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2010. Her work with Friends of Bridge focused on protecting neighborhood youth and supporting struggling families. “People like Ida don’t come along very often,” said Barbara DeGrace, a close friend and D’Angelo’s predecessor as Friends of Bridge’s president. “When someone of this generation passes, it’s almost like they now become a piece of our history, and we must never forget her contributions, nor the lasting mark she has made on our community and on our hearts.” D’Angelo also spent nearly 25 years on the board of the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, eventually serving as its president. Using her connections in both organizations, she helped connect the library directly with the students at Friends of Bridge. Recognizing that teenagers in the program followed a standard high school curriculum, D’Angelo coordinated with the library to supply extra copies of teen-centered books for group reading sessions, and arranged visits from guest authors to provide further educational enrichment. “When I was looking for a site to have these authors come in and expand the libraries services, she said, ‘Well, what about Bridge?’” Mamie Eng, director of the Waldinger Library, said of D’Angelo. “She understood that it was our mission to provide services to everybody in the community. So when we had a new idea, she says, ‘Oh, let’s go with it.’” Her commitment to community service eventually carried into local government. After Pat D’Angelo died in 2001, Ida took a job in the Valley Stream village tax department, offering residents friendly assis-

Courtesy Carmine D’Angelo

Ida D’Angelo with her great-granddaughter Severine on Oct. 13, 2019 — the day Severine was baptized. tance — a role she came to love so much that she would have continued working had the pandemic not have intervened. “When we think of the term ‘public servant,’ we often forget that there is a human component to the discharge of municipal work,” Valley Stream Mayor

Ed Fare said. “Ida never forgot that concept. She treated everyone like they were someone special. She put people at ease, and almost always left them laughing and smiling at her good-natured interactions. We all miss her, her smiling face, her kind words and her dedicated public service.” Outside her public life, D’Angelo’s heart was always centered on her family and faith. A devout member and a Eucharistic minister at Blessed Sacrament Church, she balanced her extensive public service with her involvement in all her children’s school and club activities. Dinner was served at home every night, with no television or radio allowed, to ensure quality family discussion, and she kept to her parents’ tradition of reserving Sundays for a huge family meal at around 4 p.m. D’Angelo enjoyed hobbies including pottery and ceramics, and later in life she enjoyed learning mahjong and playing biweekly card games with a closeknit group of friends. “She valued education and the importance of family and family history,” Victor D’Angelo wrote in the family eulogy. “We will continue to honor and remember our family members who have passed, and we will pass these lessons along to mom’s 4 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.” Funeral services were held at Lieber Funeral Home, followed by her interment on Sept. 5. Ida D’Angelo leaves behind a legacy of civic commitment, deep faith and community support. She is remembered by her children, her four grandchildren and her six great-grandchildren — who affectionately called her GG, for Great-Grandma — and a community forever shaped by her service.

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and a lot of them on the pile, and first responders are still paying the price from this cowardly act,” Coppola said. “The people of this great country stood up and showed the world that we’ll never cower, and we will always stand up to terrorism, both here and abroad.” Unity as a theme ran strong throughout the ceremony. It seemed that no matter the demographic, ag, or career, the Valley Stream community stands united to pick each other up in the face of adversity and tragedy. “Take a look at each other… the wonderful neighbors of our community,” Fare said. “Each of you are special in your own way, committed to the ideals that we are here for each other, want the best for each other, and will rush to the aid of each other.” Along with the 2,977 people who died on Sept. 11, 2001, the Valley Stream ceremony also honored the victims of 9/11-

Courtesy Tom Schiavo

Valley Stream Fire Department members stood in honor of those lost in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, 25 years ago. related illnesses. “Our hearts break for each and every life that has been touched by this trage-

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dy, for the first responders, and for the survivors of the attacks, many of whom struggle this day with 9-11 health issues,” Fare said. “These are the citizens who bear the brunt of the physical and emotional scars. Let us also remember the many thousands who have since succumbed to those very illnesses related to their 9-11 heroism.” Wreaths were placed in front of the memorial by the Valley Stream Fire Department, Boys and Girls Scouts of Valley Stream and village trustees. “No matter who you are, today is a day for remembrance,” said Trustee Sharon Daly. “It’s such a tragedy that pulls people together, and it’s something

we’ll never forget.” For some, the memories of that fateful day are just as unshakable. “I was teaching at Valley Stream Central High School when we heard about the plane strikes,” Fare said. “When the second plane hit, that’s when we realized it wasn’t an accident. The class period ended, I went up to the third floor window looking towards the city, and you could watch the smoke billowing up from the Twin Towers.” Many many placed flowers at the base of the memorial, as the event concluded with a bagpipe rendition of “Amazing Grace,” performed by Valley Stream Fire Department Engine 4’s Tom McAleer.

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s the effects of PFAS, the socalled “forever chemicals,” become the focus of discussions across the United States — on Long Island because of their impacts on the underground water table, our sole source of potable water — New York state’s attorney general is suing corporations involved with PFAS for allegedly violating a number of state laws. In a suit brought in July in State Supreme Court, Letitia James presented corporate documents as evidence that DuPont and other companies knew about PFAS’ threats to human health and the environment, but pushed products made with them anyway. And last month, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Lee Zeldin, a Suffolk County resident who now heads the Environmental Protection Agency, to, as Newsday reported, take “steps to protect Long Island drinking water from forever chemicals as the agency proposes rollbacks on [their] regulations.” In addition to DuPont, which first developed PFAS in 1938 and patented

them as Teflon, James’s lawsuit charges 3M, Chemours, Corteva and its subsidiary EIDP with violations of state laws, including: “Protection of the State’s Natural Resources Under New York State Constitution and Statutory Law; Public Nuisance Under New York Common Law; Strict Products Liability: Failure to Warn Under New York Common Law.” It also cites the “Green Amendment” to the State Constitution, which “provides that ‘each person shall have a right to clean air and water and a healthful environment.’” The lawsuit states: “As a consequence of the defendants’ manufacture, production, marketing and sale of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — PFAS — for use in consumer products, the State of New York faces threats to human health, widespread contamination, and damage to natural resources on an unprecedented scale.” It continues: “Long after they knew their PFAS were toxic, defendants manufactured and sold these compounds for use in consumer products — including personal, family, and household products like Stainmaster carpets, Scotchgard stain-repellent sprays, grease-resistant coatings for food packaging, cosmetics, and personal care items — that defendants knew would be sold, used,

and disposed of in New York, thereby exposing people to PFAS and releasing PFAS into New York’s environment.” It goes on: “As the results of defendants’ conduct, PFAS … are in the water we drink, the soil that sustains our crops, the fish we catch, and the air we breathe. … PFAS are highly resistant to degradation in the environment, travel easily through water and air, and bioaccumulate in humans, plants and animals. And: “People exposed to defendants’ PFAS suffer various negative health effects, including higher risks of certain cancers, adverse pregnancy outcomes, liver disease, endocrine disruption, and other increased risks.” As evidence of “knowledge” — that the companies knew about the “severe health and environmental risks” of PFAS — the lawsuit points to numerous corporate documents. DuPont, it says, “knew for decades that PFAS pose substantial dangers to public health and the environment. By 1961 … Dupont’s researchers had concluded that PFOA [a type of PFAS] was toxic … Dupont’s chief toxicologist warned in a memo that products containing PFOA should be ‘handled with extreme care.’ As early as 1966 … DuPont was aware that PFOA could leach into groundwater. … DuPont

.G. Letitia James alleges that companies knew the chemicals’ dangers.

also learned in the 1970s … of the research showing that PFAS had been detected in blood bank samples from the general public. “In 1988,” the suit continues, “DuPont began internally treating PFOA as a possible carcinogen. … In 2000, John R. Bowman … DuPont inhouse counsel wrote … to several colleagues relating to PFOA …‘My gut tells me the biopersistence issue will kill us … We are going to spend millions to defend these lawsuits and have the additional threat of punitive damage.’” A New York Times article on the lawsuit quotes Judith Enck, former director of the EPA region that includes New York state and now president of the organization Beyond Plastics, saying, “This is a blockbuster legal action that should hold these companies accountable for the immense harm caused by their products.” Schumer wrote to Zeldin, “At your confirmation hearing … you told the Senate that you had been a member of the PFAS task force [in Congress], that you voted for the PFAS Action Act, and that addressing PFAS would be a top priority of yours. The proposals now before the agency move in the other direction.” Karl Grossman has been an investigative reporter in a variety of media for more than 50 years. He is a professor of journalism at the State University of New York at Old Westbury.

Celebrate Constitution Week by supporting the ERA

s a college professor who has long been involved in civic engagement programs and voter education at Nassau Community College, where I’ve taught for 23 years, I look forward to Constitution Week. From Sept. 17 to 23, educators around the country will teach students about the Constitution, their civic rights and responsibilities, and how their voices, and votes, count because they contribute to a stronger democracy for us all. This week, I’ll be focused not only on this bipartisan responsibility, but also on the November midterm elections — and on one of the most frustrating and misunderstood chapters of constitutional history, the saga of the Equal Rights Amendment. If you’re under the impression that equal rights for all citizens, regardless of sex, are the law of the land in the United States, you have plenty of company, but that’s not the case. Even though this landmark leg-

islation has been approved by both houses of Congress and by 38 states — the requisite three-quarters of the states necessary to ratify an amendment — it is still not part of the Constitution. How can this be, when Article V of the Constitution clearly explains the rules by which it can be amended, and Congress and state legislatures have satisfied those rules? The problem is the legislation’s time-limit loophole. In 1972, when both the House of Representatives and the Senate had passed the ERA, it faced a deadline imposed by Congress for the required ratification by the states — first seven years, then extended to 10 years. By the end of that decade, 35 states had approved the amendment, just three states short of what was needed. Its time was up — even if the deadline was nothing more than a provision added by Congress that could, and still can, be removed by a future Congress to move the legislation forward. When three more states ratified the amendment — Nevada (2017), Illinois (2018) and Virginia (2020) — that milestone

should have been enough to certify the Constitution’s 28th Amendment. But since then, the legislation has stalled in Congress: Opponents have relied on filibusters, pointing to the expired timeline, while advocates have called out the arbitrary nature of the deadline and argued for its revocation. The current national campaign for the ERA, backed by more than 300 organizations across the country and many thousands of people who have signed petitions supporting it, is making a persuasive case to the public — and candidates running for Congress this fall — that amendment requirements have been fulfilled and constitutional equality is long overdue. The nation observed Women’s Equality Day on Aug. 26, commemorating the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in 1920. But even the fearless suffragist Alice Paul knew that voting rights were just the beginning of codifying gender equality in the nation’s laws; she knew that grave inequalities remained for women in politics, education, employment and health care.

f you think equal rights for all are enshrined in the Constitution, think again.

That’s why Paul introduced the ERA in 1923, and why gender-equality advocates have introduced it in every congressional session since. Over a century later, it’s time for the ERA to not only be reintroduced in Congress, but also enshrined in the Constitution — ideally by the 120th Congress, which will convene in January. I know that in November, I’ll be voting for candidates who support the work that Paul started — and that the late, great journalist Gloria Steinem continued with her bold exposés on sexual harassment, pay inequality and pregnancy discrimination in Ms. magazine. I’m grateful that my congressional representative, Laura Gillen, is one of 219 U.S. representatives, 53 senators, and all those citizen activists who have affirmed their support for the ERA. Please join this historic campaign, making it clear to our lawmakers that the equal rights movement won’t rest until a future Congress acts. Go to Sign4ERA. org and add your signature. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Constitution Week — and to make history — than that. Susan Cushman, Ph.D., is a professor of English and women’s studies at Nassau Community College and a member of the League of Women Voters of East Nassau.

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ew York lawmakers need to stop pretending that a $1 million home is a mansion. In 1989, when the state created a 1 percent tax on residential properties selling for $1 million or more, the threshold was intended to target luxury homeowners. At the time, it made sense. Thirty-seven years later, it doesn’t. A property on Long Island valued at $1 million back then now costs roughly $4.5 million. On Long Island, $1 million can buy a perfectly ordinary home. In Nassau County, the median home price is now around $880,000, and in Suffolk County, it’s roughly $750,000, both near historic highs. In communities where demand remains strong and inventory remains tight, a $1 million price tag is no longer an indication that someone is purchasing a sprawling estate. It may simply mean they’re buying a house. That’s why the State Legislature should make reforming the so-called mansion tax a priority in 2027. Five major Long Island business organizations — the Association for a Better Long Island, HIA-LI, the Long Island Builders Institute, the Long Island Association and the Long Island Contractors Association — have called for changes to the law. Their proposal deserves serious consideration.

The problem isn’t simply that the threshold is outdated. The structure of the tax is flawed. Once a home reaches $1 million, the additional 1 percent tax applies to the entire purchase price. A house selling for $999,999 doesn’t incur the tax. A house selling for $1 million does — an additional $10,000 charge. That is an illogical cliff. A buyer doesn’t suddenly become wealthy because a home’s sale price crosses an arbitrary line. And on Long Island, where housing costs have risen so dramatically, the tax increasingly falls on middle-class families rather than the ultra-wealthy buyers the law was designed to target. New York already collects a transfer tax on real estate transactions. The additional $10,000 on a $1 million purchase isn’t insignificant, particularly when buyers are already dealing with high mortgage costs, property taxes, insurance, maintenance and closing expenses. There is a legitimate argument for taxing luxury real estate. New York needs revenue, and those who can afford exceptionally expensive homes can reasonably be asked to contribute more. But that argument falls apart when the definition of luxury becomes disconnected from reality. The Legislature shouldn’t eliminate the mansion tax. It should modernize it.

First, lawmakers should substantially increase the threshold to reflect today’s housing market. Second, they should index that threshold to inflation or an appropriate measure of housing prices, so the law doesn’t become obsolete again. And third, they should seriously consider regional thresholds, because $1 million means something very different in Manhattan, Nassau County and upstate New York. The goal should be a tax that targets genuine luxury purchases — not families buying modest homes in one of the nation’s most expensive housing markets. The state cannot simultaneously complain about its high cost of living and defend a tax structure that adds thousands of dollars to the cost of buying a home simply because the housing market has appreciated. If New York wants more people to live, work and raise families here, it should be looking for ways to make homeownership more attainable, not preserving arbitrary barriers created nearly four decades ago. The Legislature has had plenty of time to reconsider the mansion tax. Now it should do so. In 1989, $1 million could make you the owner of a Long Island mansion. Today, it may simply make you a homeowner. New York’s tax policy should reflect that reality.

tury. And we should not forget that 9/11 ended the brief era of bipartisan fiscal responsibility between 1997 and 2000 in which we balanced the national budget. With the national debt now over $40 trillion, it seems there are errors to be corrected, and that we are not economically ready for any future

hostilities. The 9/11 Commission’s investigation found multiple points of failure, producing a homeland security conglomerate supposedly having greater unity and foresight. That agency, by many reports, has been distracted, diminished and diverted. If so, the nation has forgotten the most basic Boy

LETTERS Ways to meaningfully remember Sept. 11 To the Editor: How, the Herald asked in its editorial last week (“Twenty-five years later, we remember”), do we remember Sept. 11 in a meaningful way? One way, I suggest, is to learn from the mistakes made then to avoid repetition. It was novel attack, and the next will be as well, probably by drone, infection or massive infrastructure hack. The list of lessons is long. I’ll mention a few. Next time, the legislative branch should not surrender so much authority to the executive; the former still has not recovered. The distinction between criminal acts and acts of war was lost, and must be clarified lest it be abused again. It must be resolved that no war be declared against abstractions like “terror,” “radical Islam,” “antifa” or for “prevention,” for such amorphisms are easily dressed in new clothes. We have learned, I hope, that no future authorization of the use of military force should be granted without terms of use, including dates of expiration or renewal, and progress reports. The last AUMF has been made a standing license for a series of costly and fruitless abuses over the past quarter-cen-

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t sounds reasonable. Almost selfevident. And it has become a familiar response to concerns about increasingly aggressive government enforcement. Why worry about ICE? If you’re a citizen, if you’re here legally, what’s the problem? Why object to greater scrutiny of voter rolls? If you’re legally eligible to vote, you have nothing to fear. Except that isn’t how government power works. The statement assumes that only people who have done something wrong will ever be questioned, investigated, detained or frightened. Innocent people, apparently, will somehow be recognized as innocent before anyone bothers them. But being innocent doesn’t prevent the government from suspecting you of wrongdoing, or even arresting you. The government may target people not because they have committed a crime, but to make examples of them, intimidate others, or silence those they regard as troublesome or subversive. Sometimes suspicion begins with little more than how someone looks or speaks. And once you become a suspect, your innocence doesn’t protect you from

being stopped, questioned, searched, detained or required to prove who you are. Being innocent may determine how an encounter with government ends. It doesn’t guarantee that the encounter never begins. That matters as we approach the midterm elections. The Trump administration has undertaken an extraordinary effort to identify noncitizens who may have voted illegally. The justification is election integrity. According to the administration, illegal voting is at epidemic proportions. But the numbers tell another story. ProPublica recently examined the administration’s effort. Federal searches generated tens of thousands of potential leads involving suspected illegal voting. Homeland Security Investigations agents were sent out to pursue them. Between January 2025 and May 2026, just 41 people were charged with voting illegally or other election-related crimes. More than 150 million Americans voted in the last presidential election. Tens of thousands of leads. Forty-one charges. So perhaps the more important question isn’t what should happen to illegal voters. It is what’s going to happen to legal voters. What happens when an American citizen has a name that sounds “foreign”?

magine you’re a naturalized citizen who’s heard all about ICE. On Election Day, do you vote?

LETTERS Scout precept, “Be prepared.” We have heroes to honor, victims to mourn, survivors to grieve with because the criminals were more clever than we imagined. To meaningfully remember Sept. 11, we should remember that connection, and make their memory a motive to make no more such heroes. BRIAN KELLY Rockville Centre

Borecky is right: Our elections need safeguards To the Editor: Re “Our laws assume, incorrectly, that our leaders have integrity,” the letter from Claudia Borecky, president of the Bellmore Merrick Democratic Club, in the Sept. 3-9 issue: The letter has some important points, and I agree that more must be done to improve our election system. But Ms. Borecky has not fully examined the issues that some of our nation’s cities and states have had with voting irregularities. While there is no question that the demonstrations on Jan. 6, 2021, will forever be a blight on our political system,

What happens when an eligible voter speaks accented English, has brown skin, wears clothing associated with another culture, or simply worries that a government database may contain incorrect information? Those voters may have done absolutely nothing wrong, but they still have plenty to worry about. The concern becomes more serious when immigration enforcement moves from voter records to polling places. President Trump was asked whether he would send National Guard troops or ICE officers to polling locations during the midterms. His answer was that he would “do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections.” But federal law sharply restricts such activity. The Brennan Center for Justice notes that federal law prohibits armed federal agents from being deployed to election sites, and prohibits government officials from intimidating voters. The reality, however, is that ICE agents need never appear inside a single polling place to make voters fear for their freedom and safety. Imagine that you’re a naturalized citizen. Or that your parents are immigrants. Or that someone in your household has unresolved immigration issues. You hear repeatedly that ICE may be involved in election enforcement, and that federal agents are exam-

and I do not in any way share the belief that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election, there have been credible news stories in major publications reporting that some cities experienced voting irregularities in that and prior elections that may or may not have benefited either political party. We know from these news reports that in some cities, there were mail-in votes from deceased people. We also have heard about duplicate ballots being cast. And there have been examples of non-citizens casting ballots. I do not think that any of these irregularities have resulted in the wrong candidate winning any presidential election. But that may not be the case in congressional elections or local government races, which can also have a major impact. Again, I agree with Ms. Borecky that we are far behind other countries in creating proper safeguards for our elections. I will go one step further and suggest that our system, which enables each state to decide how elections should take place, has resulted in an imbalanced field, and that all elections should be conducted in the same manner, with the same equipment, all across our country. That way, no state or politi-

ining voter files. You see news reports about investigations of suspected noncitizen voters. On Election Day, do you vote? Or do you decide that one vote isn’t worth the possibility of attracting attention, or being wrongfully arrested even if you’re 100 percent eligible to vote? That’s what makes the nothing-toworry-about argument so dangerous. It reverses the relationship between citizens and their government. It means that government may scrutinize, investigate and intimidate whomever it wishes, and innocent people should simply trust that everything will eventually work out. That isn’t freedom. A right doesn’t disappear only when the government formally takes it away. It can also be weakened, or effectively eliminated, when exercising it feels dangerous. A government doesn’t have to prevent someone from voting if it can make that person afraid to vote. “If you’ve done nothing wrong, you’ve got nothing to worry about.” Maybe so. But in a free country, citizens shouldn’t have to prove their innocence before they can exercise their rights without fear. Government should exercise its power without making innocent people afraid to exercise theirs. Michael Blitz is professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at the City University of New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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cian could cast doubt on any other state or party. And I agree completely with Ms. Borecky about the slander and defamation laws that are missing from our political campaigns. It disgusts me to have to listen to both sides spewing

false information about their opposing candidates. It leaves the voters with tough decisions as we try to uncover the truth. RICHARD S. KAHN Glen Cove

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